This article is about about mobility in the .NET Framework, specifically about network awareness. Arian Kulp Arian Kulp's Blog Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware: Download: C# Download VB…

  In this article, it is shown how to extend basic RSS user control to work with more than one content feed. Combining syndicated content from various sources, known most simply as aggregation, widens the breadth of information available on the web site and allows relating information in…

  This article is about about mobility in the .NET Framework, specifically power awareness. Arian Kulp Arian Kulp's Blog Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions Hardware: Download: C# Download VB Download In…

The announcement is here. The one thing I object to is that only people who have education blogs can make nominations. That means that a whole lot of people who read blogs and who may be very good judges of such sites cannot make nominations. The process seems a bit like an insider's club to me. I…

  The E-mail Alert Gadget is a simple yet indispensible Gadget for the Windows Sidebar platform. It provides users with a dynamic unread e-mail counter in the Windows Sidebar. By leveraging the convenience and functionality of Windows Sidebar and the power of .NET Framework…

Lifehacker dropped this Microsoft Live Labs released a tech preview of Photosynth.  The software analyzes photos of a simular area then reconstructs them into three-dimensional space, flyable environment.  Photosynth is a collaboration between Microsoft and the University of…

Author: Hi, I am Daniel Moth Introduction: You may read about Sidebar and gadgets on my blog here, here and here. Video Content: 00' - 08'  Sidebar and gadget feature review 08' - 19'  Building your first gadget from scratch 19' - 21'  Other gadget APIs 21' - 22' …

Dr. Crounse and his guests discuss the surprising incidence of permanent and temporary disabilities and then demonstrate some of the accessibility tools available in Windows Vista. See how the Ease of Access Center can be used to customize a user’s experience to meet their needs and abilities;…

Sampy and I managed to score an interview with Philip Vafiadis, founder of VAF Research (makers of high-end speakers, including the Sound Wall!) and he brought along a prototype of a new product: The Octavio 1. Octavio is a high-end set of speakers that includes a Zune cradle on the top so that you…

In the old days (that is, before Vista went RTM yesterday), pretty much everybody ran as Administrator on their machines: Developers, executives, managers(!), children, and politicians. In this video, I meet with a couple of the guys behind User Account Control, which is a push away from that…